Marshall Briefs

September 23, 2006|STAFF REPORTS

INDIANAPOLISSurgeon 'all smiles' while teen recovers Ransom Muston is recovering well from the multivisceral transplant that he received Wednesday at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, his mother said. Darlene Muston said doctors hoped to move Ransom out of intensive care this weekend and also to get him out of bed for the first time since his 11-hour operation in which surgeons transplanted intestines, a stomach, liver and pancreas. Ransom, 17, is being closely watched for signs of blood clots and organ rejection, either of which could cause the transplants to fail. But so far, neither of those complications has occurred. "His doctor (lead surgeon Dr. Rodrigo Vianna) is all smiles. He thinks Ransom is doing really well," Darlene Muston said. She said the hospital has provided the family with rooms this weekend in a nearby hotel that is connected to the hospital by a shuttle train. CULVERBudget adoption on council agenda The Culver Town Council will have its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the town hall, 200 E. Washington St. On the agenda is the adoption of the 2007 town budget. Also on the agenda is a resolution signifying the town has adopted the National Incident Management System. There will also be a presentation by a Culver Academies student, who is seeking the town's permission to perform a service project relating to storm water within the town. CULVERElection board meets Tuesday The Marshall County Election Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Marshall County Clerk's office in the County Building, 211 W. Madison St. The public is invited. ROCHESTERMeeting to review fire station plans Rochester Board of Works will hold a special public meeting with the Rochester City Council to present final plans for the new fire station proposed at the airport. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers of the City Complex, 320 Main St.